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The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths
of righteousness for His name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy
staff, they comfort me. Thou dost prepare a table before me in the presence
of my enemies; Thou hast anointed my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely
goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will
dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalm 23

The Angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear Him, and rescues them.

Psalm
34:7

Since all these
things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be
in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day
of God, on account of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the
elements will melt with intense heat! But according to His promise we are looking
for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells. Therefore, beloved,
since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless
and blameless, and regard the patience of our Lord to be salvation; just as
also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you,
as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some
things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they
do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. You therefore,
beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard lest, being carried away
by the error of unprincipled men, you fall from your own steadfastness, but
grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him
be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

CROCHET TIP

If you find a
crochet pattern you really like but you don't have time to make right now...
Print
the pattern now!
Websites come and go and there's no guarantee that pattern will be available
when you actually find the time to make it. You could save it to your hard drive
for later but there's no guarantee your computer won't crash either... so print
so you can guarantee you have it on hand when you have the time.

VIEWER
FEEDBACK

my son is blind, and
wants to learn to crochet, his grandmother was an avid crochet person, she
is deceased, and was not able to teach my son. i would like some information
about videos or braille instructions,that will help him. he is in college
at the present. his only desire for christmas is to learn to crochet. yes
we have accepted Jesus as our Savior. Thank you in advance janet lowery

<< reply >>

Though I've never taught
a blind person to crochet I do know that it can be done.
I recommend beginning with a chain stitch using a larger hook and worsted
weight yarn.
Let him learn the feel of that stitch before moving on to a new one.
From the chain I would teach him a single crochet, then a half double crochet,
then a double crochet, then a treble crochet. Those are the basic stitches
used in many crochet patterns.
Coasters and Dishcloths that use the chain stitch and one other stitch are
great beginning projects.

Just a note to let you
know that I have enjoyed your newsletter and website for quite some time now.
Annie Berry

For folks like me, who
are on disability and thus limited budget, these free
patterns are a God-send!
Thank you and God bless! Carol D

how do you know which
side is the "right side facing" you. Is it the side facing you when you go
back on the foundation chain, OR is it the side facing you when you go the
same direction as you did in making the foundation chain? June

<< reply >>

The pattern should tell
you which side is the right or wrong side. Some crochet patterns refer to
a right or wrong side because later on in the pattern you are instructed to
continue from one or the other side.

Example: When a pattern
says a certain row or round is the "right side" or "wrong side" you need to
mark that side with a scrap of yarn or a stitch marker. Then when the pattern
refers to it again you will automatically know which is the right or wrong
side.

Hello, My name is Allison,
I'm 12 and I want to learn to crochet. I'm starting with a chain link, I'm
pretty sure that's what it's called. So if you could help me in any way, send
me links, give me your own suggestions, anything to help me that would be
GREAT! Please get back to me.
Allison

<< reply >>

It's nice to chat with
you. I have a ten year old daughter. She crochets and knits clothes for her
stuffed animals, among other things. I know you're going to love crocheting!

Thank you for the pattern.
My daughter wanted to decorate and asked if I could crochet a spider web.
I did a search and your web came up and was the easiest for me to follow.
I used 4 ply and a P size hook, I did one in Orange, it came up bigger just
by using different yarn and a larger hook, and one in Bright Green, I added
2 rows to make it bigger. I'm sharing a picture of one of our pets showing
off the web. His name is Bow Wow.

This is a beautiful stitch
pattern.....but I'm not sure what you mean by this: sc in the hump of the
2nd ch ?? I've looked over other patterns and ' basics' but have not yet figured
this one out....can you help, please? Thanks and God Bless! Carol D.

<< reply >>

Thanks Carol. Each chain
has a top loop, a bottom loop, and a little hump on the back side.
Work the stitch in the hump on the back side of the chain. Hope this helps.

The sweater looks great.
My problem is that my dog is a dachshund and I can't find a pattern to make
to fit her. Dachshunds are very "broad breasted" and even though she weighs
only 6.5 pounds, I can;t seem to fit her. Could you help me or do you have
a doxie pattern? Thanks, Judy TX

I have just started to
crochet and I just found your web page
and I really like the different options that your web page offers.
Pam

Comments:
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Some yarns do not wash well when agitated in a washing machine. Always read
your yarn label for washing instructions before beginning your project. If
you have doubts about how it will wash you should make a swatch and wash it
like you would the intended project to see how it does. It's better to take
time to make the swatch than to waste time on a project only to have it ruined.
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I read this and I have a question... one of my friends washed a blanket his
wife made and it shrunk and it's fat, is there anything that can be done restoring
it or at least flattening it? Thanks for your help. Mary :)

<< reply >>

The best advice I can
give is to wet the blanket again.
You can do this in the washing machine but don't agitate it.
Then put it on the spin cycle to spin out most of the water.
Lay the blanket out on a flat surface with towels underneath it and work it
back into shape.
Leave it flat to dry. Once it's dry you can tumble it in the dryer on low
to help fluff the fibers back up.

This should help unless the blanket was made using a yarn with a wool content.
When agitatated, wool yarns will "felt", making a stiffer fabric.

I have to tell you about this new book.
SweaterBabe.com's Fabulous & Flirty Crochet
I'm so happy to have it in my crochet library.

Katherine Lee has an eye for style and a definite knack for creating beautiful
crochet patterns.
I was really happy with the large colorful project photos.
There's something for everyone!
The aspect of Fabulous and Flirty Crochet that stood out to me was the section
on the yarns used in the patterns.
One page shows "actual size" photos of the yarns which makes it super
easy to substitute other yarns if you want to.
For those who stay strictly to the recommended yarn in a pattern Katherine has
included a yarn resource list.
The projects are very fashionable and perfect for gift giving... though I'm
sure you'll have to make something for yourself :o)
I can't wait to try the Flirty Skirt and the Ruffled Strap Tank.

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HUMOR

As my five year old son
and I were headed to McDonald's one day, we passed a car accident. Usually when
we see something terrible like that, we say a prayer for those who might be
hurt, so I pointed and said to my son, "We should pray."

From the back seat I heard
his earnest request: "Please, God, don't let those cars block the entrance to
McDonald's."

Returning from a trip to
visit my grandmother in Canada, I was stopped by a state trooper in New York
for exceeding the speed limit. Grateful to have received a warning instead of
a ticket, I gave him a small bag of my grandmother's delicious chocolate-chip
cookies and proceeded on my way.

Later, I was stopped by
another trooper.
"What have I done?" I asked.

"Nothing," the trooper said,
smiling.
"I heard you were passing out great chocolate-chip cookies."

A PASTOR asked a youngster,
“Billy, do you know where little boys go if they don’t put their money in the
collection plate?”

“Yes, Pastor,” Billy replied.
“They go to the Our Videos.”

A four year old little boy,
while waiting with his mother in the doctors office, walked over to a pregnant
lady. and staring inquisitively asked, "Why is your stomach so big?"

The lady replied, "I'm having
a baby."

With big wide eyes, he
then asked, "Is the baby in your stomach?"

She said, "He sure is."

Then the little boy, with
a puzzled look, asked, "Is it a good baby?"

She said, "Oh, yes. It's
a real good baby."

With an even more surprised
and shocked look, he asked... "Then why did you eat him?"

LITTLE JOHNNY watched with
fascination as his mother smoothed cold cream on her face.

"Why do you do that, Mommy?"
quizzed the 5-year-old.

"To make myself beautiful,"
she answered.
Then she began removing the cream with a washcloth.

"What’s the matter?" Johnny
asked. "Are you giving up?"

A MOTHER SENT her son to
the store for a dozen diapers for the baby. The diapers cost $2.99, and she
gave the boy $3, saying he could use the penny change for a piece of bubble
gum.

At the store, the clerk
bagged the diapers for the boy, then said,
"That will be $2.99, plus 6 cents tax." The boy said,

"We don’t want tacks. Mom
puts them on with safety pins."

A HORSE SHOWED up at a baseball
training camp and asked for a tryout. The manager was shocked! Not only was
this a talking horse, but he wanted to play baseball.

So he put the horse in the
outfield, where the horse caught all the balls hit to him. In the infield, he
always made the right play.

When it came time to bat
in a game, the horse hit a long line drive between the outfielders. But then
the horse just stood at the plate.

"Run!" the manager shouted.
"Run!"

The horse turned to the
manager and said, "If I could run, I’d be at the race track."

AN AUTHORITY on African
animals was giving a lecture.
When he finished, he asked for questions. One man stood up and asked, "Is it
true that the wild animals in Africa won’t bother you if you carry a lighted
torch?"

The speaker replied, "That
depends on how fast you carry it."

Dad's pager went off, summoning
him to the hospital, where he is an anesthetist. As he raced toward the hospital,
a patrol car sped up behind him--lights flashing.

Dad hung his stethoscope
out the window to signal that he was on an emergency call.

Within seconds, came the
police officer's hand in response, dangling a pair of handcuffs out the window.

While leading a tour of
kindergarten students through our hospital, I overheard a conversation between
one little girl and an x-ray technician.

"Have you ever broken a
bone?" he asked.

"Yes," the girl replied.
"Did it hurt?"

"No."

"Really? Which bone did
you break?"

"My sister's arm."

A guy took his girlfriend
to her first football game. Afterward he asked her how she liked the game.
"I liked it, but I couldn't understand why they were killing each other for
25 cents," she said.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Well, everyone kept yelling,
'Get the quarter back!'"

Gallagher opened the morning
newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had died.
He quickly phoned his best friend Finney. "Did you see the paper?" asked Gallagher.
"They say I died!!"

"Yes, I saw it!" replied
Finney.
"Where are you callin' from?"

Unexpected cold snaps had
destroyed the buds on my father's young peach tree for two years in a row. This
spring, Dad was ready. He replanted the sapling in a large box, mounted it on
wheels, and put the tree in the garage whenever the temperature dropped.

One warm April day, Dad
was wheeling the tree out into the yard, and he stopped to give our dog a drink
from the garden hose. A neighbor watched the scene with amusement. "Frank,"
he finally commented, "you're the only man I know who walks his tree and waters
his dog!"

"How long have you been
driving without a tail light?" asked the policeman after pulling over a motorist.

The driver jumped out, ran
to the rear of his car, and gave a long, painful groan.
He seemed so upset that the cop was moved to ease up on him a bit.

"Come on, now," he said,
"you don't have to take it so hard. It isn't that serious."

"It isn't?" cried the motorist.
"Then you know what happened to my boat and trailer?"

What birds spend all their
time on their knees?

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Birds of prey.

After booking my 80-year-old
grandmother on a flight from Florida to Nevada, I called the airline to go over
her special needs. The representative listened patiently as I requested a wheelchair
and an attendant for my mother because of her arthritis and impaired vision
to the point of near blindness.

My apprehension lightened
a bit when the woman assured me that everything would be taken care of. I thanked
her profusely. "Oh, you're welcome," she replied.

I was about to hang up when
she cheerfully asked, "And will your grandmother need a rental car?"